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“Fireside Meeting at the Cumuliform Arches” by Friends of the Fireplace

Today’s story is a collaborative piece with contributions by Partvoid, who still doesn’t know what to say about themselves, Pico, who hopes to write much more over the coming months, and whose upcoming stories can be found on FurAffinity, and J.S. Hawthorne, who can be found in “The Heavens Within Our Grasp” and other works from the Furry Historical Fiction Society.

Read by Rob MacWolf, Werewolf Hitchhiker, BP Rugger, the Ineffable Moo-Moon, and Yuugenshou, Wolf of Wanderlust.

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Furry stories to warm the ol' cockles, read by Rob MacWolf and guests. If you have a story that would suit the show, you can get in touch with @VoiceOfDog@meow.social on Mastodon, @voiceofdog.bsky.social on Blue Sky, or @Theodwulf on Telegram.

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